Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan

Any 7-colorable knot can be colored by four colors

Kanako OSHIRO
Source: J. Math. Soc. Japan Volume 62, Number 3 (2010), 963-973.

Abstract

Any 7-colorable 1-knot has a 7-colored diagram such that exactly four colors of seven are assigned to the arcs of the diagram.

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Secondary Subjects: 57Q45
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